Proverbs 21:23
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23 (A)Whoever guards his mouth and tongue
Keeps his soul from troubles.
Psalm 37:8
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Ephesians 4:26-27
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26 (A)“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 (B)nor give [a]place to the devil.
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- Ephesians 4:27 an opportunity
Colossians 3:8
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8 (A)But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.
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Ephesians 4:29
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29 (A)Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but (B)what is good for necessary [a]edification, (C)that it may impart grace to the hearers.
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- Ephesians 4:29 building up
Ephesians 5:4
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4 (A)neither filthiness, nor (B)foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, (C)which are not fitting, but rather (D)giving of thanks.
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Proverbs 29:11
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- Proverbs 29:11 Lit. spirit
Proverbs 15:18
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18 (A)A wrathful man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger allays contention.
Proverbs 13:3
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3 (A)He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs 12:18
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18 (A)There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise promotes health.
James 3:5
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5 Even so (A)the tongue is a little member and (B)boasts great things.
See how great a forest a little fire kindles!
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Colossians 4:6
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6 Let your speech always be (A)with grace, (B)seasoned with salt, (C)that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
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